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Scientific Name: Conus inscriptus Reeve, 1843
English Name: Engraved cone/ Keatlike
Local/Bangla Name: Angkti shamuk (আংটি শামুক)
Engraved cone/ Keatlike - Angkti shamuk (আংটি শামুক) - Conus inscriptus - Type: Sea_snails

Photo: (GBIF)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Conidae
Description:
The shell is diminutive and takes on a conical shape with a pointed spire. It’s adorned with spiral ridges that wrap around the entire body, and the siphonal canal is relatively short. The shell’s coloration includes shades of gray to white as the base, embellished with square bands and brown or orange rectangular patterns, with a white aperture.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island , Teknaf coast and the Sonadia Island
Environment:
Marine
Main References:

Sultana KS, Brishti PS, Ahmed S, Billah MB, Habib KA (2021) Morphological and molecular characterization of several neogastropod species (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from coastal waters of Bangladesh with one new record. Journal of Bio-Science, 79-91.

Other References:

Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman MM (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 17. Molluscs. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 415 pp.

Hossain MS, Sharifuzzaman SM, Chowdhury SR, Chowdhury MSN, Sarkar S, Islam MR and Talukder A (2014) Sea Shells of Bangladesh: Marine Gastropod and Bivalve Molluscs Biodiversity.1-44pp

GBIF.org (06 September 2023) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.prwqt8

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